Biden Releases Disaster Assistance Funds to Arkansas Survivors Affected By Storms

The Biden administration has released disaster assistance funds to survivors affected by the storms in Arkansas. The state was only one of the many across the country that suffered from violent storms during the weekend.

The White House announced that federal disaster assistance funds has been released to the residents of Arkansas after the state suffered from violent storms and tornadoes. Unfortunately, Arkansas is only one of the many states across the South and Midwest of U.S. that suffered during the weekend. Reports say around 29 individuals have already died— 5 of which were from Arkansas.

According to Davies, four individuals have died in a small community, around 100 miles east of Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. Wynne High School was also severely damaged and one of the teachers, Lisa Worden, made a critical decision to send the students home early. On March 31, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas spoke to U.S. President Biden about the devastation across the state and the need for disaster assistance funds.

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Disaster Assistance Funds for Other States

An article on The New York Times states that disaster assistance funds are also needed for other states such as Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, and Alabama. Reports say the state of Tennessee has the highest number of deaths recorded at 12.

In Mississippi, a tornado damaged around 2,000 homes after lasting for about an hour. In Illinois, a theatre roof collapsed on a crowded heavy metal gig in Belvidere which resulted in one death and 28 injuries. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of Americans were left without electricity. The states that were most affected were Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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